PMID- 22963494 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131231 LR - 20191112 IS - 1875-6182 (Electronic) IS - 1871-5257 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Jun TI - Low--molecular weight heparins and unfractionated heparins during primary coronary intervention. PG - 96-100 AB - Coronary artery diseases continue to be the most common causes of mortality and morbidity in the industrialized world, especially in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. Anticoagulation during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has traditionally been supported by anticoagulant unfractionated heparin (UFH). Recently, alternative anticoagulants such as low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) were included in the management of STEMI. The aim of the present review is to compare efficacy and safety outcomes among patients receiving low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin (UFH) while undergoing PCI for STEMI. FAU - Cavallino, Chiara AU - Cavallino C AD - Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore della Carita, Novara, Italy. FAU - Santagostino, Matteo AU - Santagostino M FAU - Facchini, Emanuela AU - Facchini E FAU - Di Ruocco, Virginia AU - Di Ruocco V FAU - Rognoni, Andrea AU - Rognoni A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Netherlands TA - Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem JT - Cardiovascular & hematological agents in medicinal chemistry JID - 101266881 RN - 0 (Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) SB - IM MH - Heparin/*therapeutic use MH - Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight/*therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Myocardial Infarction/*drug therapy MH - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention MH - Treatment Outcome EDAT- 2012/09/12 06:00 MHDA- 2014/01/01 06:00 CRDT- 2012/09/12 06:00 PHST- 2012/01/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/07/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/07/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/09/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/09/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/01/01 06:00 [medline] AID - CMCCHA-EPUB-20120905-1 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1871525711311020004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2013 Jun;11(2):96-100. doi: 10.2174/1871525711311020004.